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The Miami Beach Cinematheque hosts filmmaker Franco de Peña for a screening of his 1997 film "The Future of an Illusion." An example of filmmaking under political censorship, the film tells its story by using documentary techniques and combining acting with life observation. 8:30 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach. $15 members, students and seniors, $18 others. Details: (305) 673-4567 or www.mbcinema.com.

Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, "The Man Who Laughs" delighted audiences when it appeared in 1928. Conrad Veidt stars as Gwynplaine, an English nobleman’s son who is kidnapped by a political enemy and then mutilated by a gypsy surgeon who gives him a permanent smile. 8 p.m. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach. $15 members, students and seniors, $18 others. Details: (305) 673-4567 or www.mbcinema.com.